Scrap metal & equipment
You clear the space, I reclaim the value — free. Copper, aluminum, brass, steel, wire, radiators, and the heavy machinery a two-person crew won't touch. I've got the forklift.
Use the pickup form or text a couple photos to (702) 496-4214 with your neighborhood. Under a minute.
I review every request myself and reply about what is a fit and the day I can come. Nothing is promised until I confirm.
On the day we agree on, leave it on the porch or in the garage. You do not need to be home.
I pick it up at no cost and give it a second life through resale and reuse.
Before you ask — the honest limits. Abq Reclaimed is just me, and I run a few community projects at once. So free pickups are limited and entirely at my discretion — I can't take everything, and some weeks I can't do pickups at all. Send a photo and I'll tell you honestly whether I can fit it in; if I can't, I'll point you elsewhere. (Prefer to drop off? We can sometimes arrange that by appointment.) When I do collect, a few days later I send you a Reclaim Receipt telling you where your stuff went.
Most haulers in Albuquerque charge you to take metal that already has recoverable value. I work the other way around: send me a photo of what you've got, and if it's a fit I haul it off free. No fee, no minimum. I make it work by recovering the copper, aluminum, brass, and reusable components myself, then recycling whatever's left — which is genuinely easy and free for me to do. You get the space back without paying anyone.
One thing up front: this is free removal, not cash for metal. I don't buy scrap or pay by the pound — I'm not a scrap dealer. If selling for cash is your goal, a local scrap yard or metal recycler will weigh it and pay you, and that's the right move for a heavy, clean load. I'm the better option when hauling it there yourself isn't worth the trouble and you just want it gone, free.
Household, remodel, and shop metal all qualify. Send a photo of any of this:
The free "appliance pickup" outfits won't do stairs, basements, or anything one person can't carry to the curb. Paid crews show up with a truck and two people. I show up with a forklift. I once pulled a several-thousand-pound heat exchanger off a trailer with it, stripped the copper, and sold the electronic components — some shipped overseas, including to the UK. So a dead chiller, a machine on a pallet, or a load that needs real equipment is exactly what I want to hear about.
Why I can take it free. I've been a top-rated reseller since 2003, and decades of stripping broken machines means I know what actually has recoverable value and what doesn't. That knowledge is the whole business model — I reclaim the worthwhile parts and metal, recycle the rest, and that's what pays for the haul. It's also why a photo helps me say yes fast.
Working or non-working electronics in the mix? I take those too — see electronics & e-waste pickup. Curious about the full picture? Here's everything I take, and after I haul a load I send a Reclaim Receipt telling you where it went.
Send a photo to ask. A picture (and a rough idea of how heavy or how much) lets me tell you quickly whether I can fit it in. Text (702) 496-4214 or use the request form. Albuquerque metro; Rio Rancho, Corrales, Los Ranchos, and the East Mountains case-by-case.
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No. This is free removal, not a buy service — I'm not a scrap dealer and I don't pay by the pound. I make it work by recovering and reselling the metal and components myself. If you want cash for a clean, heavy load, take it to a local scrap yard or metal recycler; if you just want it gone without the hassle, I'll haul it free.
Yes — there's no pickup fee and no minimum. Most junk haulers in Albuquerque charge to take metal, but I cover the cost by reclaiming the copper, aluminum, brass, and reusable parts and recycling the rest. You get the space back at no charge.
Yes. I own and operate a forklift and regularly take heavy, large, and awkward loads — old machinery, motors, chillers, restaurant and shop equipment, things on a pallet or trailer. I once pulled a several-thousand-pound heat exchanger off a trailer with the forklift. Send a photo and I'll tell you if I can reach it.
Copper, aluminum, brass, bronze, steel, iron, and wire or cable — insulated or bare. That includes torn-out copper pipe, aluminum gutters and siding, swamp-cooler and HVAC metal, fencing, railing, radiators, water heaters, and the metal inside old appliances.
Yes — those are common and welcome, including the heavy or upstairs ones the curbside-only free-pickup services refuse. I reclaim the metal and components and recycle the remainder. Send a photo to (702) 496-4214 and I'll confirm whether I can fit it in.
No hazardous material — no fuel still in tanks, no oil drums, no asbestos, and no refrigerant I can't legally handle. I also can't pay cash, and I'm not a full junk-hauling crew, so a junk-heavy load with little metal is better suited to my estate and garage cleanout service.
Send a couple photos and I will tell you honestly if it is a fit. Free pickup across Albuquerque, by approval.
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